Commander (vpl), MLCPAC, Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 50-7, Alameda, CA 94501-5100

J -- UPGRADE OF EXISTING SHIP'S SERVICE DIESEL ENGINE WOODWARD GOVERNOR CONTROL SYSTEM CURRENTLY INSTALLED ON USCGC POLAR CLASS EBREAKERS SOL DTCG85-96-R-625L26 DUE 072996 POC John C. Porter, Contracting Officer, (510) 437-3390 FAX (510) 437- 3392. The United States Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Woodward Governor, Inc. of Fort Collins, CO to upgrade the electronic governor load and speed control system currently installed on the ALCO 251E 8 cylinder marine diesel prime movers of the three ship's service 750 KW diesel generators. The existing governor systems was manufactured by Woodward Governor and consists of a Woodward EG-A analog governor system and ''Woodward-Load Pulse Unit with Speed reset'' for reducing excessive frequency drops experienced during the application of large generator loads, and Woodward type EG-B13C hydraulic actuators. A 400 KW generator driven by a Detroit Diesel Series 141 16V prime mover serves as the emergency generator for this ship's service system. The proposed upgraede system consists of replacing the existing EG-A analog governor and Woodward Load Pulse unit with a Woodward 723 32 bit governor system; the EG-B13C analog hydraulic actuators will be rebuilt from compensating type to proportional type to make them compatible with the Model 723 digital control units. The 723 system includes the capability to parallel any combination of the existing three 750KW generators, and also be adaptable to parallel the planned future configuration of two 750KW and one 1500KW generators. The upgarded system will include all equipment/components required to be capable of and perform the following: isochronous load sharing, droop load sharing, automatic synchronizing, automatic generator start-up loading, monitoring, operator interface, automatic shore power transferring, and user friendly programming. The function of the existing Woodward-Load Pulse Unit with Speed Reset will be maintained; the Model 723 governor system is designed to perform its function. The upgraded system to be supplied by Woodward is designed for maximum system reliability in a rugged marine environment and to reduce degradation caused by susceptibility to EMI, RFI, vibration, and mechanical wear. The upgraded system will be capable of total interfacing with existing switchgear. Also to be included in procurement will be a total engineering package consisting of termination interface drawings, technical manuals, detailed site design surveys, software programming, system hardware softward configuration, training, and installation site supervision. The proposed selection of Woodward Governor Company for this sole source is based on their design ownership of the current EG-A/EG-B system, their ability to evaluate the changes necessary to their existing system in upgrading ot their modern 723 system which offers minimum technical risk to the Coast Guard, and their ability to rebuild and reuse the existing EG-B13C analog actuators. Only Woodward can perform this work because performance of this work requires access information proprietary to Woodward Governor which is not possessed by the USCG and therefore cannot be supplied by the USCG to any other potential contractors. Despite the Coast Guard's intent to solicit a proposal only from Woodward Governor, any firm that believes it can perform the work described above should respond to the above address within 45 days after the publication of this announcement. Any such response should provide detailed information regarding the capability of the contractor to perform the described requirement without receiving the data discussed above from the Coast Guard. The anticipated issue date for the RFP is on/about 50 days after publication of this notice. The following additional Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun line of credit is $500.000. For further information regarding and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. See Numbered Note 22. (0162)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0023 19960611\J-0001.SOL)